LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 838, 23 March 1888, Page 16

LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.')

Christchurch, March 21. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company report (per Mr E, G. Stavoley) as follows At Addington yards to-day there were full entries of stock. About 11,000 sheep were yarded ; the market was qniet. Fat bullocks, L 5 10s .to L 7 ; cows and heifers, L 4. to I*6 ; beef, 16s to 18s per 1001 b. Fat crossbred, wethers, 7s 9d to .93 6d ; medium, 6s to 7s 6d ; merinos, 4s to 6s 6d ; mutton, Id to IJd per lb; store cattle and sheep are quiet ; there was a moderate entry of pigs and values are unchanged. Dunedin, March 21. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report (per Mr D. Stronach) as follows Cattle, 153 were yarded ; beat bullocks, L 6 10s to L 8 12s Gd ; one pen extra prime brought 9s ; ordinary, L 3 15s to L 5 17s ; beef, 12s 6d to 17s 6d per 1001 b. Sheep —2505 were yarded ; best crossbred wethers, 8s to 9s 3d; two pens extra prime brought 10a to 10s 6d ; ordinary, Gs 6d to 7s 9d ; best crossbred ewes, 73 6d to 8s 6d ; medium, 5s 6d to 7s 3d; merino wethers, 7a to 7s 9d; mutton, to per lb. Lambs —764 were penned, and brought 33 3d to 7s 6d, Pigs —159 were yarded ; suckers, 4s 6d to 10s ; light stores, 14s 6d to 19s ; others, 21s 6d to 265; porkers, 26s 6d to 325; baconers, 34s to 445; two or three very heavy weights, 52s to 70s,

KAYE AND CARTER’S WEEKLY REPORT OF THE CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Wheat—Velvet and pearl, 2s 9Jd; Tuscan, 2s 9 Jd ; ‘ Hunter’s, 2s B^d; Cbickwheat—Good whole, 2s 7d; broken, 2s sd. Oats—Milling, Is 9d ; bright short feed, Is 8d; discolored, Is 7d ; Danish, Is 6£d; Tartars, (scarce) Is lOd; duns, Is lOd ; black, 2s. Barley— Prime malting, 4s Id to 4s 4d; good malting, 3s 7d to 3s lOd ; Cape, 3s; feed, 2s 6d ; pearl, £lB. Peas—Prussian blues, 2s 9d ; feed, 2s 7d ; split, £l6. Beans—Good whole, 2s 9d ; broken, 2s Bd. Flour—Roller, £8 10s ;stone, £B. Bran, 47s 6d ; sharps, 62s 6d ; pollard, 57s 6d ; Oatmeal, (In 25’s) £9, (in 7’s) £lO 10s ; rye corn, scarce, 3s to 33 9d. Rye grass—Ma-chine-dressed, 23 9d to 3s; farmers' parcels, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Cocksfoot—Machine-dressed superior, 3M and 3gd ; farmers’ parcels, 3£d to 3fd. Hay—Baled, £3 7s 6d by the ton. Chaff—Good oat-sheaf. £3; straw chaff, £2 10s, Hops—New Nelson’s, Is 4d to la 6d; old, 9d to.V%d. Malt—Finest pale, dried, 6s Gd; medium, 6s. Potatoes Derwents, 50a to 62a 6d; kidneys oos

a,I. Guittns —-On strings, £4 15s ; loose, £4 ss. Gatrots, 35s (sacks included). Butter — Prime, s£d to 6d. Cheese—Loaf, 4d to4jd» medium, to 3Jd. Hams and bacon, hams, 9d ; bacon, 7Jd (all ttleth). Lard —In bladders, 4Jd> oases m. Hobby (in kegs), 4d to 4£d. Ail the above quotations are f.0.b., Lytteltdu ; sacks and packages extra, except where otherwise specified.